DIVINE: God Created YOU on Purpose (Week 4)

Hello, friends. As we enter this week, I wonder what has been on your mind as you have thought about God as YOUR Creator. Not just the Creator of the universe and our world, but the Creator of YOU. 

As I have kept listening to this month's verses focusing on God as Creator, I have honestly had some mixed feelings. I may believe Ephesians 2:10 that says I am "God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for [me] to do." But as I listen to Psalm 139:13-18, I have to acknowledge that I'm not totally content with all of the choices God made when He made me. (I'll definitely share more of my thoughts about this in the video lesson next weekend!)

But even now, I still wonder. Are you like me? Do you ever wish God had made you differently? A few years ago I wrote a little story about a Mama Bird. She wanted to change to be like some other animals she knew so she could keep her babies safe. What she didn't realize was that the things she thought she wanted (like being big and strong) would have taken away aspects of who she was that she would never have wanted to give up (like her ability to fly). Reading the story again made me smile and inspired me to reconsider (again) wishing God had made me differently. (It's a sweet short story. You can read it here.)

Each of us has a unique combination of strengths, weaknesses, abilities, and non-abilities. We each have a unique life story and unique passions, likes, dislikes, dreams and desires. Our place in the body of Christ and in our families is important and can't be filled by anyone else. God made you YOU on purpose. He is always at work helping us grow and mature, but He still loves us right now and knows exactly why we are who we are and how we are. He knows and we get to trust Him to help us grow.

I encourage you to take some time again this week listening to, watching, or reading the God our Creator verses. As you do, see what the verses say about YOU - how God formed you intentionally, and how you are God's handiwork. Here are some reflection questions you might also consider:

After these weeks of focusing on God as my Creator...
What stood out to me? What surprised me?
What did I notice about God? About myself? About others?
What do I want to remember?
What did I see or do I hear God saying to me now?

Blessings to you this week.

Much Love,

Melissa